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reclusiveness

reclusiveness noun: the state or characteristic of being reclusive.

Noun

reclusiveness (uncountable)

  1. The state or characteristic of being reclusive.
    • But of Lee you hear hardly anything at all; she is nearly as famous for her reclusiveness (now there’s an oxymoron) as J. D. Salinger.2006 February 4, Erica Wagner, “First word: People don't love Harper Lee—they love her work”, in Times Online, London, retrieved 29 Jun 2007
    Synonyms:
    isolation, publicity-shyness

Synonyms of reclusiveness

Origin of reclusiveness

From reclusive + -ness.

Questions about reclusiveness

What does reclusiveness mean?
Reclusiveness means the state or characteristic of being reclusive.
What part of speech is reclusiveness?
Reclusiveness is a noun.

Words near reclusiveness in the dictionary

  1. reclusing
  2. reclusion
  3. reclusions
  4. reclusive
  5. reclusively
  6. reclusiveness
  7. reclusivity
  8. reclusories
  9. reclusory
  10. recluster
  11. reclustered

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